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aplasia cutis conginita (acc) is a condition characterized by congenital absence of skin, usually on the scalp. acc can occur as an isolated condition or in the presence of other congenital anomalies. here we describe a case of a 16 days old baby girl with an isolated acc of the scalp. her elder two siblings have been diagnosed with acc with concomitant cardiac or limb anomalies. the patient wa...

a secundum atrial septal defect is the most common congenital heart defect. transcatheter treatment of secundum atrial septal defects is a popular and less invasive alternative to surgery. procedural complications may occur in a wide spectrum, particularly device embolus as the most emergent one, but luckily they do not commonly occur in the clinical setting. mortality from adverse events relat...

A one-month-old male terrier dog was referred in shock status with a history of anorexia, tachypnea, abdominal distention and progressive weight loss. Auscultation of right side of the lungs found enhanced respiratory noises. The thorough auscultation of the opposite side of the chest revealed the presence of typical intestinal sounds. Cardiac auscultation revealed muffled heart sounds and a di...

introduction: infective endocarditis (ie) causes serious complications in patients. congenital heart disease (chd) is an important underlying condition in children. case presentation: a 6-year-old girl with ventricular septal defect (vsd) was presented. echocardiography revealed large vegetation in right ventricular outflow tract near the pulmonary valve. the patient showed clinical symptoms of...

Congenital variations and anomalies in the human body are clinically important and surgeons must be aware of those. Various human congenital malformation types have been reported. The liver is the largest organ of the digestive system. Numerous studies surveyed malposition in the liver and its attachments, because variations in the hypochondriac region and liver attachments may cause acute abdo...